Business Matters: Does Donald Trump’s Truth Social initial $8B valuation make it a ‘meme stock’?
Donald Trump’s social network Truth Social went public Tuesday and hit a valuation of US$8 billion, despite its lack of profitability. In Business Matters for Wednesday, March 27, Anne Gaviola has more on why some analysts suggest this head-scratching valuation propels Truth Social into the “meme stock” category.
U.S. News
Mar 27
Will Donald Trump face criminal charges before the 2024 presidential election?
There is swirling speculation in the U.S. about whether former president Donald Trump will still face trial on multiple federal criminal charges before voters head to the polls in November. As Global’s Jackson Proskow reports, justice delayed could be justice denied, if the Republican candidate is re-elected.
Global National
Mar 3
Donald Trump supporters unfazed by his legal troubles: ‘You can still be president in jail’
Prior to his face-off with former United Nations (UN) ambassador Nikki Haley for South Carolina’s vote for the Republican presidential nomination on Saturday, supporters of Donald Trump seemed unfazed by the former U.S. president’s ongoing legal troubles.
Crime
Feb 23
Historic Trump hush money criminal trial begins in New York
The first criminal trial against a former U.S. president is now underway, over Donald Trump’s alleged hush money payments to hide an affair with an adult film star before the 2016 presidential election. Reggie Cecchini explains what unfolded in the first day of the historic trial, and how it will impact Trump’s 2024 election campaign.
Global National
Apr 15
Man sets himself on fire outside Trump trial courthouse in New York
A Florida man was rushed to a burn unit in New York City after setting himself on fire in a public park on Friday afternoon, outside of the courthouse where former U.S. president Donald Trump’s hush-money trial was taking place. Amid the chaos, three NYPD officers and one court officer sustained minor injuries from their...
U.S. News
6 hours
Tech Talk: Truth Social rolls out streaming content & skin patch could warn of organ rejection
Truth Social, the social media platform owned by Donald Trump’s media company, has announced plans to launch a live TV streaming platform. Our tech expert Mike Agerbo has more on that – plus he explains how a skin patch is being used to prevent organ rejection.
Consumer
Apr 17
Trump trial: What to expect from historic hearing of the century?
History will unfold in New York on Monday as the first criminal trial for a former American president gets underway. Donald Trump faces trial on 34 counts of falsifying business records, relating to hush money payments to an adult film star — something prosecutors allege was done to influence the 2016 election. Reggie Cecchini has...
Global National
Apr 14
Trump’s attempts to delay hush money trial unsuccessful
The first-ever criminal trial against a former U.S. president is set to begin next Monday. Despite repeated attempts by Donald Trump to delay the hush money trial from moving forward, the case will proceed as planned. While the U.S. Supreme Court’s handling of the matter of presidential immunity remains uncertain, the outcome of the trial...
U.S. News
Apr 9
Trump loses bid to dismiss classified documents case
A Florida judge overseeing the case involving former U.S. president Donald Trump’s classified documents has dismissed the request from his lawyers to dismiss the case based on the Presidential Records Act. In the ruling, Judge Aileen Cannon wrote that the act “does not provide a pre-trial basis to dismiss,” leaving the defence available as an...
Crime
Apr 5
Trump posts US$175M bond in civil fraud case, halting $454M asset seizure
Donald Trump has posted a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case, halting collection of the more than $454 million he owes and preventing the state from seizing his assets to satisfy the debt while he appeals.
Crime
Apr 2
Global National: April 15
The first criminal trial against a former U.S. president is now underway, over Donald Trump’s alleged hush money payments to hide an affair with an adult film star before the 2016 presidential election. What unfolded in the first day of the historic trial, and how it will impact Trump’s 2024 election campaign. The Israeli war...
Global National
Apr 15
Global National: April 14
In the Middle East, Israel is weighing its response after an unprecedented attack by Iran. Now the focus is on what Israel will do next. The United Nations (UN) Security Council convened emergency talks on Sunday, where Secretary General Antonio Guterres emphasized the need for maximum restraint. For decades, Tehran’s official policy has been the...
Global National
Apr 14
Trump civil fraud case: N.Y. appeals court lowers bond, extends deadline
Former U.S. president Donald Trump has been handed a partial legal victory after a New York state appeals court gave him another 10 days to post the bond in his civil fraud case, while also reducing the amount from $464 million USD to $175 million USD. Reggie Cecchini looks at whether this partial lifeline can...
Global National
Mar 25
Trump advisor Peter Navarro surrenders to police to start serving prison sentence
A trade adviser to former President Donald Trump turned himself in to a federal prison in Miami on Tuesday. Peter Navarro was sentenced in January to four months in prison for refusing to complty with a subpoena from the committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S. capitol.
Crime
Mar 19
Trump unable to post $454M USD bond in N.Y. fraud case
Former U.S president Donald Trump’s lawyers say he has been unable to raise the $454 million USD needed to post a bond covering the civil fraud case he is appealing. Jackson Proskow explains why insurance companies are wary of helping Trump, and what could happen if he misses the deadline.
Global National
Mar 18
Mike Pence snubs Trump, dismisses agenda as ‘at odds’ with Republicans
Donald Trump has become his party’s presumptive nominee on his quest to return to the White House, but he’s now facing criticism over his platform from a former ally who stood next to Trump during his four years in the Oval office. As Reggie Cecchini explains, it’s part of a broader shift in the Republican...
U.S. News
Mar 16
Biden and Trump clinch nominations, setting up election rematch
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump clinched their parties’ presidential nominations Tuesday with decisive victories in a slate of low-profile primaries, setting up a general election rematch that many voters do not want.
Mar 13
Ron DeSantis drops out of U.S. presidential race in video announcement
On Sunday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis posted on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that he is “suspending” his U.S. presidential campaign and endorsing Republican candidate Donald Trump instead. “It’s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald Trump another chance,” DeSantis said. “He has my...
Politics
Jan 21
Ron DeSantis suspends U.S. presidential bid, endorses Donald Trump
The Republican race to the White House has effectively become a two-person race, after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his campaign on Sunday and supported former U.S. president Donald Trump instead, less than two days before the New Hampshire primary. “It’s clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters want to give Donald...
Politics
Jan 21
Meeting NATO’s 2% defence spending target is ‘about credibility’: Latvian defence minister
Canada has committed to upgrading its NATO mission in Latvia, Operation REASSURANCE, to a brigade-level force by 2026. ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson sits down with Andris Sprūds, Latvia’s defence minister, to discuss Latvia’s preparations for Russian threats, Canada’s defence spending, and the future of the NATO alliance under a possible re-elected Donald Trump.
The West Block
Mar 10